Basic Site Details

Name: Improvement Act Tenements, Victoria Road
City or county: Dundee
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: Demolished
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Tenement  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 3HilltownYes 
Item 2 of 3Victoria RoadYes 
Item 3 of 3WellgateYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21874  Competition
Item 2 of 21877  Tenements built

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 6George Shaw Aitken A1874 Won competition: Responsible for design
Item 2 of 6James Maclaren A1874 Won competition: design mainly by Aitken
Item 3 of 6Maclaren & Aitken A1874 Won competition: design mainly by Aitken
Item 4 of 6Alexander McCulloch B1877 Executed Aitken's design
Item 5 of 6James Graham Fairley B1877 Executed Aitken's design
Item 6 of 6McCulloch & Fairley B1877 Executed Aitken's design

References

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Dundee Planning Department/NMRSDundee Approved Duplicate Plans (Originals in NMRS for dates 1867-1883; otherwise on microfilm)